Question

Jada is making a scale model of the solar system. The distance from Earth to the moon

is about 2.389 × 105 miles. The distance from Earth to the sun is about 9.296x 107
miles. She decides to put Earth on one corner of her dresser and the moon on another
corner, about a foot away. Where should she put the sun?

Answer 1

She should place the sun 389.1167 feet away The distance from Earth to moon (2.389*10^5 miles) was represented by a foot of distance.
If we apply a rule of three
1 foot ----------------------- 2.389*10^5 miles
x --------------------------9.296*10^7 miles
x = ( 9.296*10^7 miles * 1 foot) / 2.389*10^5 miles

Answer 2

she should put the sun 2.8 miles away

Explanation:

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